Football Axemen fall to 1-3 with loss to Sherbrooke

(SHERBROOKE, QUE.) - The Acadia Axemen fell to a 1-3 regular season record today after a 48-10 loss the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.  

The Axemen were out-gained 516-164 net yards on offence. Sherbrooke improves to a 2-2 record with their fourth win against Acadia in as many meetings - the last time in 2008.

The Axemen, missing starting running back Thomas Troop for the second week in a row, were unable to keep possession of the ball, accumulating 25 minutes of possession and only 15 first downs compared to the Vert et Or's 29 first downs.

Sherbrooke struck first on their opening drive when they put together an eight-play, 52-yard drive that resulted in a 13-yard field goal. Another field goal that came off of an interception on Acadia's 15-yard line, nudged the score up to 6-0 in the first seven minutes of play.

The Vert et Or's third possession resulted in another field goal by Mathieu Hebert, pushing the lead to 9-0 with 4:44 remaining on the clock in the first quarter.

Finally Sherbrooke was able to penetrate the end zone on an eight-play, 77-yard drive that was spearheaded by a 22-yard reception by Sebastian Blanchard and a 16-yard reception by David Dumas-Goulet, both from starting pivot Jeremi Roch.

At 16-0 in the second quarter, Acadia's Ryan Begin finally got the Axemen on the scoreboard with a 44-yard field goal. The Axemen closed the margin to 16-10 on a one-yard dive by Zack Clarke that completed a 66-yard drive and closed the first-half scoring.

The Vert et Or would score 32 unanswered points in the second half.

A Mathieu Herbert rouge in the opening four minutes of the second half was the start of an onslaught of Sherbrooke points. David Dumas-Goulet led the Vert et Or with two touchdowns including a two-yard run and eight-yard reception for touchdowns. Herbert would add another field goal and rouge while teammates Jean-Robert Moisan and Vince Gaudreau added touchdown receptions from Roch.

Roch finished the game with 280 yards in passing and was 25-for-39 with one interception and three touchdown tosses. Acadia quarterback John Shaw posted 13 completions on 25 attempts and two interceptions for a total of 90 yards. Brian Jones had a team-high 47 yards on seven receptions. The running game had a total of 83 yards, with Eli Prochnau running 35 yards on three carries in the wildcat quarterback position. The Axemen's total offensive output was the lowest this season.

Acadia returns to the field next Saturday Oct. 4 when they visit the 2-2 StFX X-Men at 2 p.m in Antigonish.

Source: Acadia Sports Information